G/TBT/N/VNM/148  
16 July 2019  
(19-4739) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 37911627; (84.24) 37911628  
Fax: (84.24) 37911595  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
Name and addre ss (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Quality Assurance and Testing Center 1  
Vietnam Standards and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 3836 1399  
Fax: (84.24) 3836 1199  
Email: contact@quatest1.co m.vn  
Website: www.quatest1.com.vn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electric 
accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including 
square) (HS 8507)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft QCVN 
…:2019/BKH CN National technical regulation on safety of secondary lithium batteries 
(26 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:   
• This draft technical regulation regulates technical requirements for secondary 
batteries lithium and secondary batteries lith ium used in the devices, list of 
secondary batteries lithium used in the devices and corresponding HS code are 
provided in the Appendix A of the draft technical regulation.  
• This draft technical regulation is not applicable for secondary batteries lithium 
used in electric bicycles (QCVN 76:2014/BGTVT), electric motorcycles, mopeds 
(QCVN 91:2015/BGTVT) and secondary batteries lithium used in mobile phone, 
table, laptop (QCVN 101:2016/BTTTT).  G/TBT/N/VNM/148  
 
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  • This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and individ uals who 
manufacture, import and distribute secondary batteries lithium and relevant 
agencies, organizations and individuals.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Quality Assurance and Testing Center 1  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str. , Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 3836 1399  
Fax: (84.24) 3836 1199  
Email: contact@quatest1.com.vn   
Website: www.quatest1.com.vn   
or can be downloaded at:  
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/D%E1%BB%B1%20th%E1%BA%A3o%20Q
CVN%20Pin%20s%E1%BA%A1c%20Lithium%20 -%20ver%202.4 .pdf